Chekhov wrote ‘The three Sisters’ in 1900, fulfilling the order of the Moscow Art Theater. The idea was based on the desire of Anton Pavlovich to create a play where the characters will be painted specifically for the actors and actresses of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov saw his future wife Olga Leonardovna Knipper as the performer of the Masha’s role. The author executed the main part of the work on the play in the summer and autumn of 1900 in Yalta and Gurzuf. And already by the end of October he sent the finished material to the Moscow Art Theater.
The premiere performance, staged by Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, was set on January 31, 1901. Chekhov hadn’t attended the premiere. He was vacationing in Nice, but closely followed the details in letters and newspaper articles. Olga Leonardovna wrote to her husband: ‘All over Moscow there is a talk only about “The three Sisters”. In short, Chekhov’s and our theatre’s success’. Masha is considered one of the largest roles of the actress.
The premiere performance, staged by Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, was set on January 31, 1901. Chekhov hadn’t attended the premiere. He was vacationing in Nice, but closely followed the details in letters and newspaper articles. Olga Leonardovna wrote to her husband: ‘All over Moscow there is a talk only about “The three Sisters”. In short, Chekhov’s and our theatre’s success’. Masha is considered one of the largest roles of the actress.
